At NQ4I we strive to adhere to not only the rules of ham radio contesting but also to the spirit of contesting. Each station (Run and Mult) has a Yaesu YS-2000 peak reading wattmeter or similar which is routinely checked against a Bird Wattmeter. Each station runs a maximum of 1500 watts. Feel free to contact any of our ops listed on this web site about our ethical standards. We even have a federal judge on our team along with a first place WRTC participant!

Yaesu FT-1000MP and Alpha 78 amp. The antennas are 5/5/5 stack. The heights are 35 ft, 70 ft, and 105 ft. They provide approximately 18 dbi gain. The booms are 33 ft long. The top two antennas are rotatable and the bottom is fixed on SA.

Run Station

TenTec Orion and Alpha 87A amp. The antennas are 7/7/7/7 for a total of 28 elements. The boom length is 48 ft. They provide approximately 23 dbi of gain. There are 11 different feeding methods via a W4DD designed switch box. The top antenna rotates via a Telex T2X TailTwister at 125 ft. the next antenna down at 105 ft rotates via a TIC Ring. The remaining 2 antennas at 85 ft and 65 ft and are fixed on EU. A MicroHam MicroKeyer is for ssb and cw interface.

Yaesu FT-1000MP (ssb) and K3 (cw) and Henry 3KA (modified with single 8877). The antenna is a single 6 element yagi at 105 ft mounted on a swinging gate (designed by N4EU) allowing 300 degrees of rotation. A MicroHam MicroKeyer is for ssb and cw interface.

Run Station

Yaesu FT1000MP (ssb) and K3 (cw) and An Alpha 77 amp….the antennas are an 8/8/8 stack…the booms are 60 ft long and stacked at 155 ft, 105 ft, and 55 ft…they produce approximately 22 dbi of gain…the bottom antenna is fixed on EU…the top is turned by a Yaesu G2800SDX rotor and the middle antenna is turned by a TIC ring. A MicroHam MicroKeyer is for cw and ssb interface.

Ten-Tec Orion and Henry 3K Classic II (modified with single 8877). The antenna is a single HyGain 204BA at 85 ft…fed with 7/8 in hardline and side mounted and turned with a swinging gate design that allows 300 degrees of rotation. A MicroHam MicroKeyer is for ssb and cw interface.

Run Station

Ten-Tec Orion and Henry 3KA…antennas 8/5/5... the 8 element boom length is 86 ft and the 5 elements yagis are 48 ft booms…stacked at 175 ft, 125 ft and 85 ft…fed via optimized feedlines (designed by N4GG) …producing 19.2 dbi gain and all three are fully rotational…top antenna is turned by a K7NV prop pitch..the 125 ft and 85ft 5 element designs are turned by TIC rings. A MicroHam MicroKeyer is for ssb and cw interface. Antenna switching is Bottom, Middle, Top, Top 2 ants, and All three.

Ten-Tec Orion and Henry 3KA (modified with single 8877) …the antenna is a KLM 4 element at 95 ft and fully rotational…4/270 ft phased staggered beverages for receiving, and MicroHam MicroKeyer for ssb and cw interface.

Run Station

Ten-Tec Orion and Alpha 77...3/3 Telrex 3m29 antennas at 155 ft and 85 ft…top antenna rotates and bottom is fixed on EU…4/270 meter long phased staggered beverages for receiving, and MicroHam MicroKeyer for ssb and cw interface.

Yaesu FT-1000MP and Heathkit SB-220 amp…4 Square Array and 4/270 meter long beverages NE,SE,SW, and NW

Run Station

Ten-Tec Orion, Henry 3K amp…..3by3 vertical transmitting array for NE and SW….3 element vertical array for NW and SE…4/270 meter long phased staggered beverages…MicroHam MicroKeyer for ssb and cw interface.

Ten-Tec Orion, Alpha 77 amp…3@ 3/8 wavelength long top loaded verticals and for receiving, 4@270 meters long phased staggered beverages NE,SE,SW,and NW…MicroHam MicroKeyer for ssb and cw interface.